Apologies; I meant to get this out yesterday on Mother’s Day so the below image would be more relevant. Oh well. You knew you were were going to see a dragon, regardless, and mothers should be celebrated year-round.
(Yes, this is an AI generated image and I am just having fun with it.)
If you’re new to Cycle of Tehara, then welcome! I’m A.R. Grimes, an indie author of fantasy. If you love reading books, learning new things, are a fan of fantasy – especially dragons – then you’re in the “write” place. Ha ha. Okay, moving on …
Guess What?
I now have short stories published in the April, May, and June issues of an art and literary journal called Moss Piglet. This is a watershed moment for me. It may sound silly, but I actually feel like a REAL author now. Why? Because this wasn’t just me publishing my own work using KDP or Ingram Spark. This was a situation where someone who didn’t even know me read my submissions and then CHOSE to put them in print.
I thank my friend Gail Sosinsky for encouraging me to submit. She’s been submitting her poetry and short stories to Moss Piglet and other places for years now. I admire her work. One of these days she’ll have a website set up and I can share the link.
Don’t worry. I’m still working on book 4, Wyldling Blood. I even splurged on a week long writer’s retreat in June so I can put a dent in the narrative. I plan to publish it by my next birthday. The clock is ticking.
Next Author Appearance
May 16, 2026: 608 Market in Angell Park, Sun Prairie, WI. I’m sharing a tent with my friend, Huckleberry Rahr, Author. Look for #141.
May 30, 2026: Harbor Market in Kenosha, WI, hosted by Donovan Scherer’s Studio Moonfall. As it happens, Huckleberry Rahr will be there, too. Look for Studio Moonfall’s tent.
August 15, 2026: Nerd-Made: Madison Bookish Event at Noble Knight Games in Fitchburg, WI.
August 16, 2026: Kenosha Book Festival Chapter Five, hosted by Studio Moonfall
October 31, 2026: Book-O-Ween, hosted by Studio Moonfall. It’ll be spook-tacular!
November 28,2026: Small Business Saturday Santa’s Helpers Market at Alliant Energy Center in Madison, WI [more information to come]
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Wyldling Snare
Book One of the Wyldling Dream Series
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Apprentice knight Enoch Northward isn’t ready to lead. But when he returns home to find his mentor dead and the heir-apparent missing, he knows he must rise to the challenge.
But the horrifying truth of his guardian’s death and disappearance of his friends leaves the grieving knight with no time to mourn. In search of answers, he ventures into the forbidden forest. There he discovers a portal leading to another world – and a girl who shares his faith and dreams.
The realm hangs in the balance as a mysterious enemy schemes to destroy it, but not all peril comes from the outside. Enoch himself harbors a secret that could destroy all he loves…
Wyldling Trials
Book Two of the Wyldling Dream Series
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High school honors student Annabelle Leigh Wells believed she was equipped for a visit to another world. Unfortunately, reading fantasy novels failed to prepare her for a real-life adventure.
When she travels through a wormhole to the perilous world of Tehara, Annabelle discovers that her dreamscape-brother—the Baron-Knight, Enoch Northward—has been kidnapped. Eager to rescue Enoch from scheming nehmwights, Annabelle embarks on a journey with seasoned warriors, determined to prove to Commander Storm that she is a capable member of the team and not just a “weak womanchild” to be left behind.
However, something has broken her dreamscape connection with Enoch, and a shadowy menace stalks her dreams while she searches for him. As Annabelle trains to protect her mind and body, strange things begin happening whenever she’s around water. Desperate to serve what she sees as her God-given purpose, Annabelle realizes she must master the power awakening inside her. But will it prove a lifesaver for her and her companions – or destroy all hope of completing her quest?
If you enjoy portal fantasy and adventure, then you’ll love Wyldling Trials, the second installment of the Wyldling Dream series – a coming of age story with underlying themes of faith, friendship, and found family.
Wyldling Armor
Book Three of the Wyldling Dream Series
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When Toad opened his eyes, the world was in flames …
No sooner has Sir Thomas escaped the curse that turned him into a toad than he discovers that Annabelle, the water wyldling he is sworn to protect, and a gravely wounded Raeden have disappeared through an unanticipated opening of a waystone.
Not knowing where they went or if they are safe, Sir Thomas burns with the shame of his failure and with the growing – and uncontrolled – powers of his fire wyld. How can he take time to face his inner demons while Annabelle is missing and Enoch is in the hands of the enemy?
Annabelle and Raeden face their own hardships on the island of the gwerindawr. Raeden, an ancestral enemy of the gwerindawr, is their prisoner awaiting execution. Annabelle is bound by a prophecy demanding her service to her hosts. She wants nothing more than to return to her quest to save her heart-brother, Enoch, but the gwerindawr king has other plans.
Drawing on training, faith, and the love they bear for their friends, Sir Thomas and Annabelle navigate the dangers of Tehara and the dreamscape, trying to reunite and rescue Enoch before the entire world falls into war.
If you enjoy portal fantasy, sword & sorcery, and fantasy adventure, then you’ll love Wyldling Armor, the third installment of the Wyldling Dream series – a coming of age story with underlying themes of faith, friendship, and found family.
Obligatory Cat Photo
That’s all, folks! See ya next month for more book recs, shenanigans, and maybe even another cat photo.
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